Tarifa 2009
You may have seen some of the thousands of tagged photos from this years multi-university kitesurfing trip to Tarifa on Facebook. If you have then you will probably have gathered that the whole ordeal was rather epic. We had pretty good wind, fantastic sunshine and great people. Once again Bristol + David were the heart and soul of the trip and once again we adopted the good folks from Falmouth and Birmingham kitesurfing societies into our midst.
There was pub golf which ended in the free-drink-mecca of Soho in the old town. They are the photos where everyone has their legs tied together with cling film! There was also a rave night; an example of the prerequisite attire follows:
Rob, Dave, Cat, Tim, Tara
Unfortunately we were not allowed on the roof of Tarifa’s famous Café del Mar, but there was plenty of manic bouncing to be had. Dave’s orange braces turned out to be a highlight for limbo competitions and general elastic slapping. The sensible people downed copious quantities of tequila in my room before heading out.
Five times world champion kitesurfer Mr Aaron Hadlow appeared in our midst both on the water and in our apartments – if only to drink my beer, steal my penknife and ‘borrow’ a Bristol girl for the night. All the same, it was something to write home about.
But best of all of it was probably the evening hangouts outside the apartments with a cool crisp beer or three. You just can’t beat that kind of strenuous occupation after a long day on the water with the wind blowing and the sun shining =)
